USAF Atlas LV-3 Agena A Midas 1

Name: USAF Atlas LV-3 Agena A Midas 1
Start: 1960-02-26T17:25:30.000Z
Location: Space Launch Complex 14

Atlas LV-3 Agena A

Status

Failure

Date

26 FEB 1960

17:25

Launch Provider

United States Air Force

Launch Pad

Space Launch Complex 14

Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA

Mission Overview

The MIDAS Series 1 (Military Defense Alarm System) satellites, MIDAS 1 and 2, were the first development models for the MIDAS early warning system.

Rocket

Atlas LV-3 Agena A

Mission Type

Government/Top Secret

Orbit

Low Earth Orbit

Stages

Livestream

Not available

Rocket Details

The Atlas-Agena was an American expendable launch system derived from the SM-65 Atlas missile. It was a member of the Atlas family of rockets, and was launched 109 times between 1960 and 1978.

Height

36 m

Diameter

3 m

Launch Mass

155 T

Thrust

1,340 kN